A FORUM OF DISCUSSION, CRITIQUE AND SHARING WITH CANADIAN ARTIST BRIAN SIMONS. THE ARTIST'S WORK CAN BE SEEN AT HIS OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.briansimons.com
Did this one as a little demo at a workshop this weekend from a picture I took of one of my Boston Terriers.16x20" acrylic/canvas. Comments welcomed. Brian
Thanks Dave and Elliot for your comments on this. Yes , it was fun doing an acrylic again after so many oils...and I liked how the simples abstraction here says it all as Dave mentioned...Brian
Look again Brian! There is too much contrast between the black and white making it look like two separate spots. I think the black is to dark and does not have enough detail in it.
Hey Brian! I like the contrast and the abstraction playing together. JUST ENOUGH DETAIL... The underpainting makes a good tonal, value, and hue transition between the darks and lights. Great composition. CYA SOON! Steven
You got the shapes perfect and the whole story is told ,very nice
ReplyDeletegreat feel to this one brian. i bet you had a lot of fun doing it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave and Elliot for your comments on this. Yes , it was fun doing an acrylic again after so many oils...and I liked how the simples abstraction here says it all as Dave mentioned...Brian
ReplyDeleteLook again Brian!
ReplyDeleteThere is too much contrast between the black and white making it look like two separate spots. I think the black is to dark and does not have enough detail in it.
This is great Brian. Love it, and I'm not a fan of animal paintings, but this feels more abstract and graphic. Julie
ReplyDeleteHey Brian!
ReplyDeleteI like the contrast and the abstraction playing together. JUST ENOUGH DETAIL... The underpainting makes a good tonal, value, and hue transition between the darks and lights. Great composition.
CYA SOON! Steven